Fun Facts Accompany Grains Councils’ World Trade Month

WASHINGTON, DC – Did you know the United States exported enough ethanol in 2019 to overfill Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie – combined? That’s just one of the fun facts the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is sharing during May as a part of World Trade Month. So just how important is Mexico to U.S. farmers? USGC says it would take more than 141,000 railcars to transport the corn Mexican buyers purchased last year. The Council develops trading opportunities for U.S. corn, sorghum, barley, ethanol and dried distiller’s grains (DDGS). “Our work on trade is never complete,” Armstrong said. “The more markets change, the more our work to access and develop them remains the same – identifying short-term opportunities and building long-term demand to Make Something Happen around the world for U.S. farmers and agribusinesses.”